What is the Greatest Common Factor of 98649 and 98661?

Greatest common factor (GCF) of 98649 and 98661 is 3.

GCF(98649,98661) = 3

We will now calculate the prime factors of 98649 and 98661, than find the greatest common factor (greatest common divisor (gcd)) of the numbers by matching the biggest common factor of 98649 and 98661.

How to find the GCF of 98649 and 98661?

We will first find the prime factorization of 98649 and 98661. After we will calculate the factors of 98649 and 98661 and find the biggest common factor number .

Step-1: Prime Factorization of 98649

Prime factors of 98649 are 3, 97, 113. Prime factorization of 98649 in exponential form is:

98649 = 3² × 97¹ × 113¹

Step-2: Prime Factorization of 98661

Prime factors of 98661 are 3, 32887. Prime factorization of 98661 in exponential form is:

98661 = 3¹ × 32887¹

Step-3: Factors of 98649

List of positive integer factors of 98649 that divides 98649 without a remainder.

1, 3, 9, 97, 113, 291, 339, 873, 1017, 10961, 32883

Step-4: Factors of 98661

List of positive integer factors of 98661 that divides 98649 without a remainder.

1, 3, 32887

Final Step: Biggest Common Factor Number

We found the factors and prime factorization of 98649 and 98661. The biggest common factor number is the GCF number.
So the greatest common factor 98649 and 98661 is 3.

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